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GREAT ATTRACTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A massive grouping of galaxies in the direction of Centaurus and Hydra whose gravitational attraction is believed to cause deviations in the paths of other galaxies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("Great Attractor" is a kind of...):
extragalactic nebula; galaxy ((astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust)
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